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LYDIA BALBAL born c.1958 PIKARONG, 2009 synthetic polymer paint on linen 60.5 x 60.5 cm bears inscription verso: artist's name, medium, size, date and Short Street Gallery cat. 26341 PROVENANCE Short Street Gallery, Broome, Western Australia Outstation Gallery, Parap, Northern Territory The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, Sydney, acquired from the above in 2010 Shapiro, Sydney, 29 October 2019, lot 60 The Laverty Collection, Sydney LITERATURE Beyond Sacred: Australian Aboriginal Art: The Collection of Colin and Elizabeth Laverty, edition II, Kleimeyer Industries Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 2011, p. 186 (illus.) ESSAY This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Short Street Gallery which states: Pikarong is a jila (living water) in Jawiny and Mangala border country. This is both Lydia's parents country. This is a country that Lydia was born in. It is strong woman's country forming part of the woman's law line. There is a lot of campi (bushfood) here especially king brown snake. This country is north of Winpa near well 33 on the Canning Stock Route in the Great Sandy Desert, W.A. © courtesy of the artist and Short Street Gallery, This work is located in our Melbourne Gallery